Beter v. Baughman
- Gregory Woods
- 1:24-cv-00079
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Beter v. Baughman, Judge Tarnofsky granted Plaintiff Beter’s request to seal confidential exhibits supporting her protective-order application.
Plaintiff Petra Beter, Defendant Duane Baughman, and court personnel; access to the specified filings was limited to the parties and court personnel.
What happened
Beter v. Baughman concerns Plaintiff Petra Beter’s lawsuit against Defendant Duane Baughman under the Adult Survivors Act. The opinion describes the case as involving alleged sexual assault.
Beter asked to file certain confidential exhibits under seal while renewing her request for protection concerning her deposition. The exhibits included deposition excerpts and emails designated confidential under a protective order.
Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky granted Beter’s application to seal. The clerk was asked to seal ECF 171, Exhibit A, and Exhibit B, with access limited to the parties and court personnel.
The detailed version
- Beter v. Baughman · No. 1:24-cv-00079
- Gregory Woods
- Apr. 8, 2025
Background
Plaintiff Petra Beter brought an Adult Survivors Act action against Defendant Duane Baughman concerning alleged sexual assault. Beter sought to renew an application for a protective order related to her deposition. The opinion states that the requested protection included prohibiting Baughman from attending Beter’s deposition in person, permitting the deposition to occur remotely, or allowing it to occur at Beter’s attorney’s New York City office.
Sealing request
Beter asked to file certain exhibits supporting her protective-order request under seal. The exhibits were designated confidential by at least one party under the protective order and included excerpts from Baughman’s deposition transcript in a defamation action, excerpts from a nonparty’s deposition transcript in that action, and emails produced by Baughman during discovery in this action and the defamation action. The parties met and conferred and consented to sealing the materials to protect privacy concerns and confidentiality obligations.
Ruling
Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky granted Beter’s application to seal certain confidential exhibits. The clerk of court was respectfully requested to grant ECF 170 and seal ECF 171, Exhibit A, and Exhibit B, with access for the parties and court personnel.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.